Essays about: "pebbles"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 17 essays containing the word pebbles.
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1. Pebbles in my pocket
University essay from Lunds universitet/IndustridesignAbstract : Depression is one of the most prevalent illnesses in our society, claiming approx- imately 1200-1500 lives every year in Sweden alone. The key solution lies in information: raising awareness about the illness before it takes its toll. This project revolves around depression and its aim to educate young people about it. READ MORE
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2. Forming wide-orbit planets via pebble accretion
University essay from Lunds universitet/Astrofysik; Lunds universitet/Fysiska institutionenAbstract : The possibility that detected substructures in protoplanetary disks, such as gaps, rings and cavities, are created by distant protoplanets has prompted an inquiry into the mechanism responsible for their formation. These wide-orbit young bodies are likely to form relatively rapidly in the outer regions of circumstellar disks. READ MORE
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3. Hydrogeological and economic analysis of a groundwater-based water supply system in rural Nepal
University essay from Lunds universitet/Väg- och vattenbyggnad (CI); Lunds universitet/Teknisk geologiAbstract : Access to safe drinking water and sanitation is a given standard and considered as basic human rights in urban areas and industrialized countries. However, 40 % of the world's population living in rural areas in developing countries lack access to safe drinking water. READ MORE
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4. Aspects of erosion of restored trout spawning beds in two streams in Northern Sweden
University essay from SLU/Dept. of Wildlife, Fish and Environmental StudiesAbstract : Many rivers and streams in northern Sweden have been channelized due to timber floating. This has severely degraded the spawning habitats for salmon and trout, and therefore a common action when restoring channelized rivers is to establish new spawning beds by adding gravel to the streambed. READ MORE
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5. How did Jupiter form?
University essay from Lunds universitet/Astronomi - Genomgår omorganisationAbstract : Two relatively new concepts in planetary science are planetary migration; wherein the planets migrate through the protoplanetary disk as they form, and pebble accretion; wherein the planetesimals which become terrestrial planets and giant planet cores grow through the accretion of small pebbles. Planetary migration has become a generally accepted concept but there is still much to be learned even about how it affected the formation of our own solar system. READ MORE